The Martian
by Andy Weir
4/5
Broadway Books 369 pages February 11, 2014
After a dust storm forces his crew to evacuate Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is left behind — presumed dead. Stranded with only a handful of supplies, Watney must use his ingenuity and engineering skills to survive on a planet that's trying to kill him in every way imaginable.
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Jim's Review
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Jim has never rooted harder for a character than Mark Watney. The dude literally sciences the heck out of Mars, growing potatoes from his own — well, let's just say "compost." It's like Robinson Crusoe meets NASA, told with humor that had Jim snort-laughing on every page. Weir makes orbital mechanics genuinely exciting, which is a feat in itself. Four worms — this worm would burrow on Mars any day.
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